Planning register

Macroom

Planning applications inside the Macroom, Co. Cork settlement, as recorded on the statutory register. The area is the CSO’s Census 2022 urban boundary.

Applications: 589
County: Cork

Planning intelligence

What the data shows

The planning register for Macroom contains a total of 589 applications, with 458 applications granted, refused, or part-granted since 1900. Within this group, the grant rate stands at 94%, representing 431 granted, 25 refused, and 2 part-granted applications. The most common development types are extensions at 21%, new dwellings at 15%, change of use at 11%, and commercial developments at 10%. Recent application activity shows 17 applications lodged in 2023, 32 in 2024, and 24 in 2025, with recent decisions including granted permissions for a new single storey garage, a new dwelling house, alterations to an existing dwelling house, retentions of as built extensions, and a general business unit.

An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.

Grant rate

94%

of 458 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 1900.

Granted: 431
Refused: 25
Part granted, part refused: 2
No decision recorded: 131

Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.

What’s being built

Extension: 21%
New dwelling: 15%
Change of use: 11%
Commercial: 10%
Housing estate: 10%
Retention: 9%

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

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Grant rate, by year of decision

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Recently lodged in Macroom

Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Settlement boundary: CSO Census 2022 urban areas (Tailte Éireann). Always confirm against the relevant authority’s official register.